Behavioral assessment of intermittent wheel running and individual housing in mice in the laboratory

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 157-173

  Pham, Therese M ^a   Brené, Stefan ^a   Baumans, Vera ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; RUNNING; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EXERCISE TEST; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 33644890195     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327604jaws0803_1     Document Type: Article

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